I have to be honest, not much happened to me, art-wise, in
2016. I allowed my personal life to take over my creative passion. There was no
focus, and I am the only one to blame. However, this makes me motivated, and I
want to do more in 2017. I have finally produced a list of goals for 2017.
Self-awareness.
I want to be self-aware of what inspires me, and acknowledge it. Sometimes if
you don’t take a moment to reflect the inspiration that presents itself, you
cannot become aware of the exact goal you want to achieve or the direction to
travel. I want to accept what inspires me, and live life to the fullest.
Don’t
get caught up with time.
There has been many times I have made plans, and tried to produce
deadlines to accomplish these plans. It is nice to have goals, but I know my
personal work always turns out better if I just go with the flow. However,
being lazy is not going with the flow, and I will make sure I am working hard
while achieving goals.
Reflection
after each month.
Each month, I want to reflect my accomplishments, even if there hasn't been tons. I will
acknowledge the positive, and use that to achieve more the following month.
Create
more.
I believe in my creative mind, and I want to create more art than I have
in the past few years. My mind is a waste if I don’t create.
Happiness.I don’t need to be successful to be happy. I choose to look forward to the
future, and let go of the past. True happiness can lead to more creative
adventures.
2016 is not the person I want to
be. Only I can make the changes to make myself truly happy. I can either sit on
my butt, or work at what I want to become. Through completion of goals, I
believe I can become a better artist who can also inspire others to create. Life
is short. Therefore, I plan on living my life to the fullest, and choosing
happiness.
Hope you live life to the fullest, and find what inspires you!
Best Regards,
Rebecca Tiano
An old photo of my Mr. Mac posing with one of his oil paintings I created. Mr. Mac always inspires me!